Ms. Squeaks still does this at the grand old age of 18. I call it the zoomies. She zooms here, zooms there and seems completely crazy. And yes, she loves to do it in the middle of the night. One of her zoom paths is over me.

We have always called it “a case of the zooms”. As a man owned by four cats, it makes sense that Simon would know how they behave, but his ability to make entertaining cartoons out of that is _amazing_.

You’re alone… except for the cat… the dozing cat that suddenly wakes! Stares at the ceiling! Glances out the window! You hear nothing. See nothing. But in your heart of hearts you know… that the cat knows. There is something out there and it can only be…Terror.

Yes our cats do this at intervals too – usually chasing each other, which is very funny as well as very destructive. I love the way Simon just picks the fruit bowl (and later his feet) up out of the cat’s way without even looking!

I concur with MsMollyD – usually this occurs before a visit to the litterbox, not after, but Simon is spot-on. Cat goes crazy, cat goes poopy, cat glares at mom for no reason, mom lights a candle. The only thing wrong with this cartoon is the sound the kitty makes – my cat sounds absolutely possessed during Crazy Hour, not nearly so sweet!